Plenary Speakers:Helen Wilcox of the University of Wales, Bangor, Cristina Malcolmson ofBates College, and David Jasper of the University of Glasgow.

Two University Presses have expressed interest in publication of conferenceproceedings.

We invite both paper and full panel proposals from literary scholars,historians, and theologians who seek to discuss Herbertâ€™s â€œpastoralâ€ from avariety of disciplinary perspectivesâ€"Herbertâ€™s relation to the poeticâ€œpastoralâ€ tradition; his work as a pastor in rural Bemerton; and his placein past and present debates about priestly practice and the church of thefuture.

We particularly encourage those who wish to propose interdisciplinarypanels linked by attention to a common theme, poem, site, or setting. Morespecifically, we welcome paper and panel proposals on topics such asHerbertâ€™s poetic debt to Bemerton, Salisbury, and Wilton; to nearbybuildings and landscapes; questions of church politics in the Laudian era,and of Herbertâ€™s relations with John Davenant, Bishop of Salisbury;Herbertâ€™s pastoral treatments of social rank and political dissent;Herbertâ€™s family network, especially that of his Pembroke cousins at WiltonHouse; and his role as a model for pastoral practice and churchrevitalization.We invite e-mail submissions. For 15-20-minute papers, send a 250-wordtitled abstract; for a complete 3-paper panel, send an overall title andindividual 250-word titled abstracts for each paper. Please indicateSALISBURY 2007 and include a 1-page CV giving an e-mail and a regular mailaddress at which you can be reached during the spring and summer of 2007;and indicate any expected audio-visual needs (including special softwareneeds).